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Lead Generation for the Complex Sale: Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI »

Book cover image of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale: Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI by Brian Carroll

Authors: Brian Carroll
ISBN-13: 9780071458979, ISBN-10: 0071458972
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Brian Carroll

Brian J. Carroll is founder and CEO of InTouch Incorporated, one of the first companies to provide lead generation solutions for the complex sale and recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest growing companies. He speaks to 20,000 people a year on improving sales effectiveness and lead generation strategies. Carroll has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Transcript, Sales and Marketing Management, and Inc.

Book Synopsis

KEEP LEADS FLOWING THROUGH YOUR SALES PIPELINE!

“Leads are the lifeblood of selling. This book is the lifeblood of lead generation.”-Jeffrey J. Fox, bestselling author of Secrets of Great Rainmakers

“If you can't generate a solid flow of good leads, your sales force-and your company-will fail. In this book you'll find practical and useful tools for building your sales and marketing efforts into a powerful system to generate high-quality leads.”-Neil Rackham, author of SPIN Selling

“Read this book and take the complexities out of your lead gen activities!”-Anthony Parinello, author, .Getting to VITO, the Very Important Top Officer

“Carroll provides many ideas and lists to help companies improve, manage, and measure their lead generation performance. He does an excellent job of describing the use of the major contact tools for lead generation and nurturing.”-Philip Kotler, Ph.D., S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management/Northwestern University

Master the Three Key Elements to Generating Leads

  • Closed-loop feedback-Produces information from the sales force that can be converted to actionable tactics
  • An integrated database-Crucial for an accurate picture of return on marketing investment
  • Open dialogue-Good lead generation identifies, initiates, and nurtures relationships with the right people

Brian J. Carroll is founder and CEO of InTouch Incorporated, one of the first companies to provide lead generation solutions for the complex sale and recognized by Inc. magazine as one of America's fastest growing companies. He speaks to 20,000 people a year on improving sales effectiveness and lead generation strategies. Carroll has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Transcript, Sales and Marketing Management, and Inc. His blog, http://blog.startwithalead.com/weblog/ is read by thousands each week.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Essential lead generation3
Ch. 2Marketing and sales : one team in the complex sale13
Ch. 3Defining your best lead25
Ch. 4Lead generation ROI depends on data quality41
Ch. 5The value of proposition53
Ch. 6Building the lead generation plan - critical success factors69
Ch. 7Synergies in tactics79
Ch. 8The phone87
Ch. 9E-mailing with credibility99
Ch. 10Public relations and lead generation107
Ch. 11Event marketing115
Ch. 12Lead generation on the Web127
Ch. 13Lead generation and direct mail139
Ch. 14Lead generation and referrals145
Ch. 15Blogs, podcasting, and the brave new world of lead generation151
Ch. 16Working with your leads159
Ch. 17ROI measurement and metrics167
Ch. 18Lead nurturing181

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